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God/Nature/The Cosmos has Created all of the Beauty … I Just Take Pictures.

God/Nature/The Cosmos has Created all of the Beauty … I Just Take Pictures.


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  35 Comments  •  9 years ago

Sometimes it's a temptation for a photographer to include everything in the camera's viewfinder; not always a good idea since distracting elements that actually subtract from an image's power,...
A Busy 10 Days

A Busy 10 Days


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  10 Comments  •  9 years ago

For the next ten days or so, I'll be working on a publishing project and may not be active on NT. I will be looking in when possible. Be kind to one another. Cosmos flower in bud, full-bloom...
Mid Summer??

Mid Summer??


Via: tsula  •  Photography & Art  •  9 Comments  •  9 years ago

Remembering that this is the15th day, hump day, for August my daughter took her Lab to the Bantam Lake for her daily romp in the water. What follows is a picture she took of the lake and the steam...
Butterfly

Butterfly


Via: nona62  •  Photography & Art  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

This was taken at the Chicago Botanical Gardens.
Butterfly Updated with Fresh Photo!

Butterfly Updated with Fresh Photo!


Via: nona62  •  Photography & Art  •  17 Comments  •  9 years ago

This was taken at the Chicago Botanical Garden. Enjoy!
New Stuff in the Works

New Stuff in the Works


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  38 Comments  •  9 years ago

Been working on some "framing prints" and here's an example; I market these using my family name rather than my on-line I.D. . All Rights Reserved/2013
More New Stuff Yet

More New Stuff Yet


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  12 Comments  •  9 years ago

I dig my new camera. Bumblebee on Zinnia Flower. Zebra Helicon Butterfly All Rights Reserved/A. Macarthur
The Bugs and Blooms of Summer; Outstanding Subjects for Nature Photographers and Nature Lovers

The Bugs and Blooms of Summer; Outstanding Subjects for Nature Photographers and Nature Lovers


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  28 Comments  •  9 years ago

Butterflies, bees and blooms, especially when captured in full frame -- are prime examples of intensifying the familiar. Soldier Butterfly Painted Lady Bumblebee on Zinnia All Rights...
Good Day for Photos so Far -- And the Day Ain't Over Yet!

Good Day for Photos so Far -- And the Day Ain't Over Yet!


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  18 Comments  •  9 years ago

So far, so good! Juvenile Blue Jay Same Young Dude Painted Lady Butterfly Just as Beautiful when Viewed from Above (dorsal) as from the side (ventral) All Rights Reserved/A....
Swan Lake? Naah.

Swan Lake? Naah.


Via: tsula  •  Photography & Art  •  10 Comments  •  9 years ago

There is a place over in New York State where I used to take my Bride just for the fun of it. I can't remember, sorry too long ago now, the name but for me it was interesting because visitors were...
Playing with the Sunset!!!!

Playing with the Sunset!!!!


Via: leonahardware  •  Photography & Art  •  9 Comments  •  9 years ago

These two photos were taken within seconds of each other. But they look a lot different. What did I do to create these two different looks? Go ahead, take a guess. LOL
Beautiful Creature with Interesting (Common) Names

Beautiful Creature with Interesting (Common) Names


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

Biologists use a naming system for the classification of plants, animals and other organisms which consists of at least two parts -- Genus and Species. These names are Latin or "latinized" and...
Lilly In My Yard

Lilly In My Yard


Via: nona62  •  Photography & Art  •  6 Comments  •  9 years ago

New Poster - Tropical Queen Butterfly

New Poster - Tropical Queen Butterfly


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  11 Comments  •  9 years ago

"Nature is the Art of God" (Sir Thomas Browne) All Rights Reserved/A. Mac
You've heard of a Black Hole... These are color spouts...

You've heard of a Black Hole... These are color spouts...


Via: malamuteman  •  Photography & Art  •  12 Comments  •  9 years ago

Mal takes up dogstronomy... discovering the first ever photographed "Color Spouts." Spout 1 Spout 2 Both of the preceding images were derived from the image below...
As Summer Comes to an End, Three "Last Hurrahs"

As Summer Comes to an End, Three "Last Hurrahs"


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  44 Comments  •  9 years ago

Soon the butterflies and flowers of summer will be gone; but while they're still hanging on, so am I and my camera. Three new poster/framing prints. A. Mac/All Rights Reserved
Fall foliage

Fall foliage


Via: tsula  •  Photography & Art  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

As we move into the early fall season the greatest things are the myriad of colors that Mother Natures graces our lands with tojust enhance the death of summer and before the advent of winter....
Meow … Sort Of.

Meow … Sort Of.


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  6 Comments  •  9 years ago

CATBIRD a long-tailed American songbird of the mockingbird family, with mainly dark gray or black plumage and catlike calls. Two genera and species, family Mimidae , in particular the gray...
Birdie Language (a.k.a "Bird Body Language")

Birdie Language (a.k.a "Bird Body Language")


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

If one observes birds (and certain other critters) long enough and carefully enough, it becomes evident over time that they display "body language". I'm not saying that I know what birds may be...
September Sunset in the Ozarks

September Sunset in the Ozarks


Via: kavika  •  Photography & Art  •  18 Comments  •  9 years ago

Taken from my front deck last night.
They'll Soon Be Gone Until Next Spring

They'll Soon Be Gone Until Next Spring


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  21 Comments  •  9 years ago

I am referring to Butterflies butterfly |btrfl|noun ( pl. -flies) an insect with two pairs of large wings that are covered with tiny scales, usually brightly colored, and typically held...
From the hills of Ct.

From the hills of Ct.


Via: tsula  •  Photography & Art  •  8 Comments  •  9 years ago

Our daughter sent this to me last night. She was on Rte 4 there and spotted this as she was about to turn into a Mall parking lot. I thought that it was/is pretty neat.
Something Old, Something New, Something Immature and Blue

Something Old, Something New, Something Immature and Blue


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  28 Comments  •  9 years ago

Yesterday I put an old Nikon lens (80-200mm/2.8) that I traded up to, one lens at-a-time some 15-20 years ago -- on my new Nikon D7100 camera. It's a so-called "fast" lens Fast lenses can be...
Great brookies

Great brookies


Via: tsula  •  Photography & Art  •  12 Comments  •  9 years ago

I keep thinking of the places where as a young msn I took some great Brookies in orderto eat. Because of those experiences in later life while still enjoying the ability to fish I always did the...
One Dove Photo, Two Posters, Stayin' Productive, Keepin' Outta' Trouble

One Dove Photo, Two Posters, Stayin' Productive, Keepin' Outta' Trouble


Via: a-macarthur  •  Photography & Art  •  32 Comments  •  9 years ago

As I await the fall colors, there are still some "summer" subjects to wrap up for 2013. Mourning Dove ( A. Mac) As promised, Raven Wing! Koi Poster (Love the Abstract Nature of the...
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